MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 15:43
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 405
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.8% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 63.3
Parallax 75.8
50% 66.7 fps
MRender 63.8
Gravity 59.3
Splatting 52.1
47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Q-720 720GB
497GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 412 77 27 30 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 458
Write 371
Mixed 334
SusWrite 149
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 0.7
52% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 27.2
DQ Mixed 0.7
18% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
214GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 105 109 108 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 111
Write 37.8
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 107
59% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,524 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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